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What was the longest your LO went without pooping?

My 11 weeks old has gone 8 days without it. I’ve done all the massages and kicks and warm baths. Nothing has helped. He does not seems to b in pain and eating as usual. Plenty of wet diapers, also passing gas. Has been trying to push for days but nothing comes out and then he just gives up and goes to sleep.
I bought the windi to help and tries to use it but didn’t really do anything. This may be use error as I was too scared and didn’t push it all the way in.
My pediatrician suggested and I bought prune juice and was going to give it to him but my LC said don’t give anything other than bm till 6 months.
I feel like 8 days is too long,b what should I do?
Any thoughts,m/advice are welcome.
TIA

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u/Ok_Head8436 — 21 hours ago

Baby hasn’t pooped in 5 days!

Hey guys my 9 week old baby is exclusively bf and he has not pooped in 5 days. He is eating great, enough wet diapers but is gassy and is constantly trying to push/baredown. He gets annoyed when nothing comes out and starts crying. He is also pushing back with nipple still in mouth while bfing (no not due to super fast/slow let down). It’s extremely painful for me when he does that and it’s also heartbreaking that I cannot do anything to help him. I’ve done bicycle legs, massages, warm baths, sitting in his bouncer and car seat but nothing has helped. Can you guys please advise on things that may have helped your babies?
TIA 💕

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u/Ok_Head8436 — 15 days ago

8 weeks pp. painful latch

This is my 2nd baby. With my first I never had any patch issues so this is a very new experience for me. Breastfeeding this time around has been so much harder and more painful. 5 weeks pp ended up having sores /milk blebs on both sides due to poor latch. I’ve seen a LC and while it helped for a lil bit, it didn’t resolve the issue. It’s very frustrating. He refuses to open wide for a deep latch regardless of how long I wait and how many times I unlatch him. If by chance I do get a deep latch, he pulls his head back till it’s shallow again. For reference my breasts are on the larger side, I use the my breast friend pillow.
Any advice is welcome.
TIA

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u/Ok_Head8436 — 29 days ago